I promise

I promise
I’ll miss you
when I go to sleep
That your smell will
Tug at me
In those sentimental moments
That always seem to fill the room
Right before we fade away
into unconsciousness

I promise
That the tears
soaking my pillow
Will be
For you
That when the world
Comes crashing
through my brain
I’ll still save the last piece
Of awareness
Of memory
For you

I promise
To love you
But not in so many words
Maybe just in one:
Dreams

I promise
Never to come back
Never to wait
Never to waste
The possibilities of life
On something I can’t have
Something that only lives
In dreams
And empty promises